Talk About Movies: Part 4
Somehow threads merged, so here's part 4 of our ongoing movie discussion.
Although this is more a TV series than a film, I'm going to stick this here because it's only available on The Criterion Channel. Wong Kar-wai's Blossoms Shanghai is a 30 part story involving the Shanghai stock market, an upscale street populated by fancy restaurants where business deals take place, and the trade office. Those are the basic settings. The narrative is mostly chr
yeah, I'm gearing up to watch this
OG Death Wish just came on, always a good time, so to speak, along with Dirty Harry, obviously. Probably the loudest white people ever got in a movie theater between those two.
Of note, perhaps the most fortuitous blizzard in film making history, the idea of Tucson as a small oasis of peace & calm, and the true unicorn character—a Real Estate Developer With A Heart Of Gold.
Plus Jeff Goldblum & Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs cameos!
”Racial equality among muggers” I love it!
48 Hours (1982)
Chain gang: Prison Break!
Fashion Alerts: Casio A201! 1964 Caddy DeVille Convertible!
Frisco hotel shootout! Check!
You want Ganz: Get me out of here!
The generosity of women: Never ceases to amaze me!
It looks like you bought this car: From one of the Brothers!
Unlawful Carnal Knowledge: But I look good!
Fashion Alert: Single Vent Porsche Speedster!
I told you I wasn’t a Pro: Buy yourself something Pretty!
1980s’s B-Movie at its best! If shot thirty years earlier, it would have been in black and white and French critics would still be talking about it!
I once read a quote from a writer -- I think it may have been James Baldwin -- who recounted going into the New York Public Library as a high school student and checking out a book by Dostoevsky. After reading 50 pages he was shocked to discover: There’s another person in this world who thinks like I do!
In 1982, when I first saw 48 Hours, I had a similar experience while sitting next to my wife in the movies. (This was in the days before men’s liberation, and I wasn’t permitted to voice disparaging opinions about The Police, and especially not about Sting.) Early in the movie, we saw the iconic scene of Nick Nolte walking down the prison hallway as the ambient sound grew louder, until he discovered Eddy Murphy, screeching, at the top of his lungs, Roxanne! I thought, Holy Cow! There’s another music critic who thinks like I do!
A guilty pleasure! I don't know if its massive amount of ridiculous stereotyping (Injuns, Spades, Cowboys, Cops, Chucks, Dykes) is its biggest weakness or its greatest strength, but watching this flick made me happy. A Love Story for the ages! Check it out!
ROXANNNNNNNE!!!
48 Hours (1982)Chain gang: Prison Break!Fashion Alerts: Casio A201! 1964 Caddy DeVille Convertible! Frisco hotel shootout! Check!You want Ganz: Get me out of here!The generosity of women: Never ceases to amaze me!It looks like you bought this car: From one of the Brothers!Unlawful Carnal Knowledge: But I look good!Fashion Alert: Single Vent Porsche Speedster!I told you I wasn’t
What's happening Luther! One of our favorite quotes back in the day 😀
48 Hours just wouldn't get made today.
My Enemy's Enemy (2007)
Interesting and at times rather fascinating documentary about the bizarre life of Nazi war Criminal Klaus Barbie aka The Butcher of Lyon and his eventual capture. After the war Barbie worked for both the CIA and West German intelligence, and then becoming an adviser to Bolivian dictators, given the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Bolivian secret police, who also found time to provide security for drug lords, such as the so-called King of Cocaine Roberto Suarez and allegedly Pablo Escobar. He also allegedly had a hand in the assassination of Che Guevara and Bolivia's so-called cocaine coup in 1980, before eventually facing justice in a French court in 1987. Worth checking out.
Black Widow (1987)
First seen this back in the day as a kid and it's a not bad noir film, in which Federal investigator Debra Winger, suspects an ice cold Theresa Russel of bumping off several of her rich husbands to get the inheritance. Marred by a weak conclusion, it's still passable stuff overall.
Also, found Body Heat (1981) on youtube, has anyone seen it and is it worth a look?
Cheers I'll check it out
There's a great shot in the opening of Body Heat. In humid and sticky Florida not a thing seems to be moving. Kathleen Turner gets up and walks and the wind blows through her hair.
You know she's the devil because no wind is blowing elsewhere.
Oh, and I saw this one at the Park Theater. Can't believe how long ago that was.
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was just too much Clockwork Orange. Glad to see Murphy is back for the third installment.
There's a great shot in the opening of Body Heat. In humid and sticky Florida not a thing seems to be moving. Kathleen Turner gets up and walks and the wind blows through her hair.
You know she's the devil because no wind is blowing elsewhere.
Oh, and I saw this one at the Park Theater. Can't believe how long ago that was.
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There's another great scene early in the movie where William Hurt finishes jogging and lights up a Marlborough. It completely defines his character. I saw it at the Dobie.
There's another great scene early in the movie where William Hurt finishes jogging and lights up a Marlborough. It completely defines his character. I saw it at the Dobie.
I remember that scene, perfect. Btw I saw Sid and Nancy at the Dobie, and possibly The Fly as well.
one of the first truly "adult" movies I saw in the theater on first run...It's so nasty and evil and sweaty and sexy. Kasdan was having fun. I also like Ted Danson's role as the dancing D.A. lol
Thanks for everyone's thoughts on Body Heat, I quite liked it, good sweaty atmosphere and nobody does sultry quite like Kathleen Turner. Also gotta love the 80s penchant for having a moody sax score whenever there was a sex scene.
Also revisited The Frighteners (1996) which seems to be one of Peter Jackson's more overlooked films and it really is a little gem.
+1 for The Frighteners, although I haven't seen in it in probably 15+ years. Might be time for a rewatch.
Great cameo by Dennis Hopper in Black Widow.
And an alltime breakout performance by Mickey Rourke (feat. Bob Seger) in Body Heat.
Great cameo by Dennis Hopper in Black Widow.
And an alltime breakout performance by Mickey Rourke (feat. Bob Seger) in Body Heat.
Re Black Widow, I was also surprised and happy to see character actor James Hong pop up in it as a sleazy private eye, I had totally forgotten he was in it. He only recently turned 97.
I really liked him in Big Trouble in Little China
https://www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/osc...
Spoiler
Lost In Translation not winning an imaginary Oscar is a graver injustice than any non-awarded real Oscar.
Factoring in HP OOTP (first appearances of HBC & Imelda Staunton), what a year 2007 was for Casting.
Payback (1999)
Mean career criminal anti hero Mel Gibson is cheated outa $70k and he's prepared to unleash hell to get it back in this tough neo noir thriller which hearkens back to those bad old '70s. I wasn't crazy about this when I first saw upon its release but quite liked it on a revisit. Surprisingly well cast too, with Bill Duke, James Cobourn, William Devane and Kris Kristofferson all popping up in it as various low lives. Apparently there's a quite different director's cut out also, which I'll probably eventually check out.
